Objective To explore the quantitative evaluation of plantar pressure on balance ability of human body and to find the effective, simple and reliable parameter index for describing balance ability of human body. Methods Research on quantitative evaluation of balance ability based on rehabilitation and evaluation of patients with disease balance disorder, different physiological states and different sports were reviewed. Results Different situations of parameter indexes for quantitative evaluation of plantar pressure on balance ability were sorted out, and two groups of evaluation parameter indexes were summarized and put forward, one is dynamic parameter index, the other is kinematic parameter index, which can be used for quantitative evaluation of balance ability. Conclusion In most cases, the quantitative evaluation parameter index based on plantar pressure can provide a basis for the evaluation of human balance ability, so as to further improve human balance ability and reduce the risk of human fall injury through exercise, treatment and other means, which is expected to provide certain help for the quantitative analysis of plantar pressure balance and the development of related medical instruments.